TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp is aiming to raise 100 billion yen ($1 billion) from share sales by the end of September as the struggling display maker looks to partnerships and a public offering to bolster its finances, media reports and sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
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Most new technology, no matter how over-the-top it seems, eventually becomes the norm. A 1-GHz dual-core smartphone processor seemed like overkill until people found apps to use all that power. Now it's pedestrian.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp said on Thursday it would form a $2.9 billion business alliance with China Electronics Corp after the Chinese side said an earlier tie-up was shelved last year due to political tensions between Japan and China.
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TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co, with a $110 million investment in cash-strapped Sharp Corp, will broaden its supplier base, gain access to low-power thin screen technology and get a foot in the door at one of Apple Inc's key Asian display suppliers.
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Europcar team rider Pierre Rolland of France and Garmin-Sharp team rider Ryder Hesjedal of Canada cycle in a break away in the 204.5 km stage of the centenary Tour de France cycling race from Bourg d'Oisans to Le Grand Bornand, in the French Alps, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE -

Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews talks to teammate Patrick Sharp on the bench during second period play against the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of their NHL Stanley Cup Finals hockey series in Chicago, Illinois, June 22, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)

Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp flies over Boston Bruins' Johnny Boychuk during the third period in Game 4 of their NHL Stanley Cup Finals hockey series in Boston, Massachusetts, June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Adam Hunger (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY)